Home / 57,130.60-85,695.90-42,404.80

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 57,130.60, 85,695.90 and 42,404.80

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 57,130.60, 85,695.90 and 42,404.80 is: 63,607.20

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    57,130.60 : 85,695.90 = 42,404.80 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    57,130.60/85,695.90 = 42,404.80/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    57,130.60x = 85,695.90 × 42,404.80
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    57,130.60x = 3,633,917,500.32
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,633,917,500.32/57,130.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 63,607.20

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.